Township of Ocean, NJ Article XX Fees and Charges

§ 410-166 Payment of fees required.

No approval shall be given, nor shall any permit be issued until all applicable fees and charges for expenses incurred by the Township shall have been paid in full by the applicant.

§ 410-167 Schedule of fees.

A. The Township Committee shall establish a schedule of fees, charges, and expenses and a collection procedure for site plan approvals, conditional use approvals, building permits, certificates of occupancy, appeals and other matters pertaining to this chapter. The schedule of fees shall be posted in the offices of the Township Clerk and zoning officer and may be altered or amended from time to time by the Township Committee.

B. Other than those fees and charges as may be specifically stated in this chapter, they shall be in accordance with Article VI of Chapter 209, Land Use Procedures, of the Code of the Township of Ocean.

C. As to those fees charged to a developer/applicant, in the event that the amount exceeds $5,000 and is placed by the developer/applicant with the Township for professional services employed by the Township to review applications for development or for municipal inspection fees, the money, until repaid or applied to the purposes for which it is deposited, including the applicant's portion of the interest earned thereon, shall continue to be the property of the applicant and shall be held in trust by the municipality. Monies deposited shall be in escrow. The municipality receiving the money shall deposit it in a banking institution or saving and loan association in this state, insured by an agency of the federal government, or in any other fund or depository approved for such deposits by this state, in an account bearing interest at the minimum rate currently paid by the institution or depository on time or savings of deposits. The Township will notify the developer in writing of the name and address of the institution or depository in which the deposit was made in the amount of the deposit. The Township shall not be required to refund an amount of interest paid on the deposit which does not exceed $100 for the year. If the amount of interest exceeds $100, that entire amount shall belong to the developer and shall be refunded to him/her by the Township annually or at the time the deposit is repaid or applied to the purposes for which it was deposited, as the case may be. Provided, however, that the Township may retain for administrative expenses a sum equivalent to no more than 33 1/3% of that entire amount, which shall be in lieu of all other administrative and custodial expenses.

§ 410-168 Tax Map revisions.

[Added by Ord. No. 2006-5]

A. An applicant for a subdivision within the Township of Ocean shall be responsible for the payment of all costs associated with the revision of the Township Tax Maps in regard to such subdivision.

B. The applicant shall pay, at the time of filing of an application for development with the Township's Planning Board/Board of Adjustment, the following fees to the Township of Ocean to pay for the costs incurred in amending and/or maintaining the Township's Tax Map:

(1) Minor subdivision up to three lots: $600.

(2) Major subdivision:

(a) Four to six lots: $800.

(b) Seven to 12 lots: $1,000.

(c) Thirteen to 19 lots: $1,500.

(d) Twenty plus lots: $2,000 plus $55 per lot thereafter.

(3) Commercial site plan: $1,000.

(4) Residential condominium project: $1,000 plus $55 per unit.

C. Denial of application. In the event that any application for development is denied, or the application is no longer pending before the Township's Planning Board/Board of Adjustment because same has been voluntarily withdrawn by the applicant, then any portion of the aforementioned fee which has not yet been expended by the Township's engineer responsible for maintaining the Tax Map, shall be refunded to the applicant upon written request.

§ 410-169 Professional landscape architectural services fee schedule.

[Added by Ord. No. 2004-3; amended by Ord. No. 2006-5]

A. Meetings.

(1) Regularly scheduled Township Planning Board/Board of Adjustment meetings, one per month, per meeting: $300.

(2) Regularly scheduled Township meetings and/or special board meetings not scheduled above shall be invoiced at current hourly rates not to exceed $400.

B. Planning Board/Board of adjustment project review report.

(1) Applications and projects submitted to the Planning Board/Board of Adjustment shall be reviewed to determine compliance with applicable planning and zoning requirements. A report shall be prepared for each project and submitted to the Planning Board/Board of Adjustment.

(2) Due to the varying nature of the work, this item will be invoiced at current hourly rates. Prior to the preparation of a project review, a budget figure shall be determined and submitted to the applicable board for approval.

C. Current hourly rates.

(1) Registered architect: $150 per hour.

(2) Design architect: $150 per hour.

(3) Certified landscape architect: $150 per hour.

(4) Senior landscape architect: $150 per hour.

(5) Junior landscape architect: $100 per hour.

(6) Secretary/clerical: $50 per hour.

(7) Out-of-pocket expense: 115% of cost.

D. Extra work.

(1) Professional fees relate to the items scheduled above. Items not scheduled above or performed more than once shall be considered extra work, including but not limited to the following:

(a) Meetings with utilities or government agencies;

(b) Site inspections and meeting;

(c) Master plan updates;

(d) Ordinance amendments;

(e) Zoning/planning studies;

(f) Environmental studies;

(g) Traffic studies;

(h) Soils testing;

(i) Construction estimates and/or permits;

(j) Blueprinting and reproduction costs.